Subject(s): Watershed management - India - Congresses. -- Watershed management - India - Citizen participation - Congresses. -- Sustainable development - India - Congresses. -- Sustainable development - India - Congresses. -- Watershed management, Citizen participation, rainwater harvesting, Crop management -- Waershed development in context of multi level planning, some pertinent issues related to watershed development, Community initiative in Maharashtra, national significance of total watershed development projects for economic growth environment regeneration and empowerment, rainwater harvesting, development of Ooranis and recharging of water aquifers in Tamil Nadu, networking of farm- novel method for rainwater harvesting and management in Karnataka -- Experience of Samaj Pragati Sahayog in watershed based development program, soil, water and crop management in watershed agriculture of Tamil Nadu, rural participation in watershed program- an experiment in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan, integrated watershed -based development perception of a motivator from Kerala, watershed development program- role and support organization, will people take loans for treatment measures on private lands in a micro watershed